1st class La Bretagne, homeport Brest, 130 guns, wood built, 1200 hp, hull built at Brest, keel laid down January 1853, launched 17 February 1855, engines built at Indret. According to Vichot on stocks 1849, launched 1855, projected as the Le Terrible, renamed 1851, school for apprentices and ordinary seaman, renamed La Ville de Bordeaux 1880, last mentioned 1881.
2nd class L’Algésiras, homeport Toulon, 90 guns, wood built, 900 hp, hull built at Toulon, keel laid down April 1853, launched 4 October 1855, engines built at Toulon, since 1899 school for torpedists at Toulon, burnt 25 November 1906.
2nd class L’Arcole, homeport Cherbour, 90 guns, wood built, 900 hp, hull built at Cherbourg, keel laid down 4 March 1853, launched 20 March 1853, engines built at Indret, last mentioned 1872.
2nd class L’Eylau, homeport Toulon, 90 guns, wood built, 900 hp, hull built at Toulon, keel laid down April 1833, launched 15 May 1856, engines built at M. Cavé, ex-L’Eole renamed 1839, floating barracks at Toulon 1882, last mentioned 1905.
2nd class L’Impérial, homeport Brest, 90 guns, wood built, 900 hp, hull built at Brest, fitting out March 1859, keel laid down 19 August 1853, launched 15 September 1856, engines built at Indret, renamed Le Jupiter 1870, last mentioned 1897.
2nd class L’Alexandre, homeport Cherbourg, 90 guns, wood built, 900 hp, hull built at Cherbourg, keel laid down 30 May 1848, launched 1856, engines built at Indret, since 1857 floating barracks at Toulon, last mentioned 1899.
2nd class Le Napoleon, homeport Toulon, 90 guns, wood built, 900 hp, hull built at Toulon, keel laid down January 1848, launched 16 May 1850, engines built at Indret, ex-Le Prince de Joinville renamed 1848, ex-Le Vingt Quatre Février renamed 1850, last mentioned 1876.
2nd class Le Redoutable, homeport Rochefort, 90 guns, wood built, 900 hp, hull built at Rochefort, keel laid down 4 March 1853, launched 25 October 1855, engines built at Indret, last mentioned 1869.
2nd class La Ville de Nantes, homeport Cherbourg, 90 guns, wood built, 900 hp, hull built at Cherbourg, keel laid down 20 June 1854, launched 1858, last mentioned 1887.
Sources
Hans Busk. The Navies of the world. London, 1859. Digitized by Google.
Jacques Vichot. Répertoire des navires de guerre français. Paris, 1967.
2nd class L’Algésiras, homeport Toulon, 90 guns, wood built, 900 hp, hull built at Toulon, keel laid down April 1853, launched 4 October 1855, engines built at Toulon, since 1899 school for torpedists at Toulon, burnt 25 November 1906.
2nd class L’Arcole, homeport Cherbour, 90 guns, wood built, 900 hp, hull built at Cherbourg, keel laid down 4 March 1853, launched 20 March 1853, engines built at Indret, last mentioned 1872.
2nd class L’Eylau, homeport Toulon, 90 guns, wood built, 900 hp, hull built at Toulon, keel laid down April 1833, launched 15 May 1856, engines built at M. Cavé, ex-L’Eole renamed 1839, floating barracks at Toulon 1882, last mentioned 1905.
2nd class L’Impérial, homeport Brest, 90 guns, wood built, 900 hp, hull built at Brest, fitting out March 1859, keel laid down 19 August 1853, launched 15 September 1856, engines built at Indret, renamed Le Jupiter 1870, last mentioned 1897.
2nd class L’Alexandre, homeport Cherbourg, 90 guns, wood built, 900 hp, hull built at Cherbourg, keel laid down 30 May 1848, launched 1856, engines built at Indret, since 1857 floating barracks at Toulon, last mentioned 1899.
2nd class Le Napoleon, homeport Toulon, 90 guns, wood built, 900 hp, hull built at Toulon, keel laid down January 1848, launched 16 May 1850, engines built at Indret, ex-Le Prince de Joinville renamed 1848, ex-Le Vingt Quatre Février renamed 1850, last mentioned 1876.
2nd class Le Redoutable, homeport Rochefort, 90 guns, wood built, 900 hp, hull built at Rochefort, keel laid down 4 March 1853, launched 25 October 1855, engines built at Indret, last mentioned 1869.
2nd class La Ville de Nantes, homeport Cherbourg, 90 guns, wood built, 900 hp, hull built at Cherbourg, keel laid down 20 June 1854, launched 1858, last mentioned 1887.
Sources
Hans Busk. The Navies of the world. London, 1859. Digitized by Google.
Jacques Vichot. Répertoire des navires de guerre français. Paris, 1967.
